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EHNAC Seeks Public Review and Comments for V.9.4 of Their Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP)

Posted on: Monday, 1 October 2007, 18:00 CDT

EHNAC announced today it has posted version 9.4 of its Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP) criteria for general public review and comment. The comment period will last 60 days from October 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007. Changes in V.9.4 include adding HIPAA rule # references to criteria, adding additional hyperlinks, and revising site reviewer scoring. Under the new scoring schema, site reviewers have 3 choices: Pass (1), Partial with Recommendation (0.5) and Fail (0). This new V.9.4 also added required Instructional Guidance (IG) information to specifically indicate requirements to the 10 mandatory criteria.

To review the Criteria go to http://www.ehnac.org/content/view/27/63/ and select EHNAC Criteria DRAFT 9.4. Please send any questions or comments to info@ehnac.org.

About EHNAC

EHNAC, an independent, not-for-profit accrediting agency, provides independent peer evaluation of an organization's ability to perform at industry-established levels within the healthcare EDI industry. EHNAC promotes administrative simplification and cost savings in the healthcare industry and provides the healthcare transaction industry with an independent capability to develop industry standards.

The EHNAC Commission seeks to accredit entities that send or receive HIPAA regulated transactions, or that transport or process EDI transactions between two or more trading partners in the healthcare community. These entities include, but are not limited to, clearinghouses, transactions processors, value-added networks (VANs), payers, providers and provider management organizations. For more information, please visit www.EHNAC.org.

Source: Business Wire

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